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President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu view the world differently, and their contrasting approaches are now on display in the effort to keep Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. Mr. Obama believes negotiation and diplomacy are the most promising tools at his disposal. It's why he has pressed forward to reach an agreement that would limit, but not end, Iran's nuclear program and provide an opening for nuclear weapons a mere decade from now. Mr. Netanyahu believes such negotiations border on appeasement, and argues military force remains the most effective deterrent to Iran's ambition. It is a case we expect him to make Tuesday to a joint...

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Mr. Obama believes negotiation and diplomacy...

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